berkeley

…only friends you have not met yet. — William Butler Yeats It was October 31st, 2013 (Halloween) when a simple tweet connected me to two amazing folks in the Bay Area. I shared the TED talk on the Danger of the... Continue reading →

Solano County, poised at the northeastern most corner of the San Francisco Bay Area, is often overlooked as a tourist destination. Filled as it is with farmland and bedroom communities, it doesn’t often come to mind for San Francisco or... Continue reading →

I love plants and gardening, but the combination of a small apartment and frequent international travel makes it difficult to maintain a lot of greenery in my home. For that reason, I’ve gravitated toward succulents and air plants as my... Continue reading →

Nestled in the hills east of Berkeley, the California Shakespeare Theater is quickly becoming one of my favorite weekend getaways in the Bay Area. From May through October, Cal Shakes stages a rotation of four plays (not all by the... Continue reading →

Benicia is a quaint little waterside town in the northeastern section of the San Francisco Bay Area. With great restaurants and cafes, art galleries, and bay views, it’s a delightful afternoon getaway for Bay Area dwellers. Here are a couple... Continue reading →

I am currently nose to the grindstone with end-of-semester deadlines rapidly approaching, so I will keep this month’s post short and sweet! The Campanile, or Sather Tower, is perhaps the most iconic landmark on U.C. Berkeley’s campus. The Campanile, built... Continue reading →

I love brunch, and I love Thai food. It’s not often that those two worlds collide, however. Fortunately, Wat Mongkolratanaram (or as it’s known colloquially, the Thai Temple) is there to provide Berkeleyans with mouth-watering Thai brunch on Sundays. Wat Mongkolratanaram... Continue reading →